Mayor Sampa dedicates LCC to God
NEW Lusaka Mayor, Miles Sampa has dedicated his office and the City Council to God.
Mr Sampa said the council was facing a lot of challenges and that there was need for *od¶s intervention.
He said this when South African-based Zambian prophet, Isaiah Brian Sovi paid a courtesy call on him at his office yesterday.
The mayor said his office welcomed all men and women of *od and other religions because the Republican Constitution recognised such.
“This is symbolic to me because Prophet Sovi used to pray for me and he prophesised that one day I would be here. I invited him to come and pray for the office and the official car,´ Mr Sampa said.
He added that he would also meet the Muslim community to discuss with them matters to do with the city because they were stakeholders.
He said he was a staunch Catholic and appointed Father Lastone Lupupa during his installation last Friday as the mayor’s chaplain, but beyond that he had respect for any bishop, pastor, prophet as long as they believed in *od and could preach about *od.
“Even those who are not Christians, I know we are a Christian nation, but the constitution also tolerates other religions - Muslim, Hinduism; this mayor will have time for them,” he said.
“I would like to thank him (Prophet Sovi) for coming all the way from South Africa to bless the mayor¶s office and the official car. , welcome all those pastors, churches, bishops who would want to pray for the mayor¶s office and car that this mayor is available to all religions and I encourage everyone to look up to *od in whatever they do because that is what I will do,” he said.
And Prophet Sovi said he met Mr Sampa some months ago through prayers because he (Mayor) was a man that sought the face of *od.